In the next six months the startups will obtain access to the necessary infrastructure, an extensive coaching and advice program, contacts with the first-rate HHL network of founders and investors, support services from different partners and opportunities for the exchange of international experiences. At the end the teams will present their business models to a group of investors. This so-called "demo day" will take place on 9 July 2015.
Eric Weber, Managing Director of SpinLab, said: "We are delighted to be able to offer a varied accelerator program in the Leipzig Cotton Mill after the intensive preparations. The large number of applications made selection difficult for us. We now have six outstanding and highly innovative teams from Munich, Rostock, Leipzig and even Israel whom we will support during the next six months. In addition to HHL and the Leipzig Cotton Mill, we would like to thank every exclusive partner, the city of Leipzig and the numerous mentors."
2nd round: applications up to 21 June 2015
Founders of innovative, technology-oriented and scalable startups can apply for the second class at SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator" - up to 21 June 2015 on www.spinlab.co.
The following startups are currently working in the SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator:
Conbox
Conbox merges television and the Internet by developing innovative TV applications and new advertising solutions. For this purpose Conbox offers TV stations, agencies and content providers a cloud platform with which Internet data are exported synchronously to TV pictures and mobile devices can be connected to the television set. The cloud platform of Conbox makes television more interesting, more interactive and more individual
ekoio
ekoio is a lifestyle telematics product which enables vehicle data to be used in different ways for the business and private customer market. Fleets of all sizes, delivery services and car sharing providers can therefore increase the motivation of their employees and customers through a reward system to drive in an environmentally-friendly way. ekoio also offers individual applications for insurance companies in the pay-as-you-drive segment, error diagnoses as a sales tool for the after-sales workshop sector and automatic accident recognition in order to increase road traffic safety.
Merolt
Merolt negotiates on behalf of small and medium-sized enterprises a company rate in selected hotels based on their pooled accommodation requirements.
Optee.me
The Optee.me platform is a one-stop-shop solution for controlling and optimizing household expenditure and financial obligations of users based on an app and an online platform.
PREPARO
PREPARO's objective is to cope with the challenges of the job market by improving communication between employers and employees. The startup makes it possible to scan every corporate logo with a smartphone and turn it in the company's ambassador. PREPARO allows users to make their individual profiles personal and individual in a short presentation video. This produces an initial personal impression even before the job interview.
LooX
Project LooX is developing learning image processing software for intelligent product presentations in outdoor advertising. For this purpose, the startup team is creating interactive shop windows, context aware billboards and entertaining retail systems which dynamically adapt their content and track the success of outdoor advertising.
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